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Former BIS special adviser Josie Cluer looks at the case for separating some of the Treasury’s functions and giving them to a single department, charged with coordinating policy across government to drive growth

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Mark Sedwill, permanent secretary of the Home Office, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Dame Sally Davies, chief medical officer for England, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Stephen Lovegrove, permanent secretary of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (Decc), takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) chief executive Lin Homer takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...

Senior Department for Transport official – who has served as deputy director for high speed rail strategy – will head up George Osborne's Commission

This year marks the 150th anniversary of state veterinary service. For the UK’s chief veterinary officer Nigel Gibbens, it’s the perfect opportunity to reflect on the achievements of his profession, and consider what lies ahead in the ever-changing role of a government vet

Deal confirms Spending Review's projected average cut of 6.7% for councils as they move towards full localised funding

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Department for Culture, Media and Sport permanent secretary Sue Owen, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Rowena Collins Rice, director-general of the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Leslie Evans, permanent secretary of the Scottish Government, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Jon Thompson, Ministry of Defence permanent secretary, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Dr Malcolm McKibbin, Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Ordnance Survey chief executive Nigel Clifford takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...

Latest workforce data from the Office for National Statistics shows civil service shrank by 1.4% in Q3

The Cabinet Office’s “Cloud First” agenda has led to an explosion in the number of public sector organisations embracing public cloud services. But what are the challenges – and how can the risks be mitigated? Gill Hitchcock reports from a recent Civil Service World round table

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Richard Heaton, Ministry of Justice permanent secretary and civil service-wide Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) champion, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. HM Chief Inspector of Schools, Sir Michael Wilshaw, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs' round-up series...

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Jeff James, Chief Executive and Keeper at The National Archives, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs round-up series...

National Audit Office finds trust deficits becoming “normal practice” 

NAO research finds there are now 218 companies in government, but over half are not listed in official sources

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Clare Moriarty, permanent secretary of the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs round-up series...

Former head of the civil service tells Labour's own FoI review that intentional leaks to the press show "double standard" in Whitehall over the transparency law

With the end of 2015 in sight, we asked Whitehall's top officials to review the year, set out their priorities for 2016 – and shed some light on their festive plans. Alison Saunders, director of public prosecutions, takes part in our biggest-ever perm secs round-up series...